bitten

variants also bit
Definition of bittennext
past participle of bite, informal + sometimes impolite
as in sucked
to be objectionable or unsatisfactory man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend

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Recent Examples of bitten According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the flight was diverted to Tahiti after the man allegedly bit one of the crew members and a fellow passenger who had helped restrain him. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 Due to the small size of the blacklegged tick and the tendency for its bite to go unnoticed, not everyone who experiences Lyme disease symptoms remembers being bitten by a tick, according to Harvard Health. Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 May 2026 The victim was near a dive boat when he was bitten on the legs, Wear said. ABC News, 16 May 2026 Another key contender, Wes Streeting, bit the bullet and resigned as Health Secretary on Thursday, after days of briefings and speculation. Katie Foley, CNBC, 15 May 2026 People worried about a bite or symptoms can talk to their medical provider about where and when they were bitten to determine if treatment is necessary. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 Instead, wash the bite with soap and water, keep the extremity that was bitten lower than the heart, cover the bite with a cool compress to reduce swelling, and call 911 or go to the closest emergency room. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 Breakker set Rollins up on the top rope but Rollins bit him while trying to fight him off. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 An 80-year-old woman was attacked by a dog that Animal Care Services had been trying to seize after the same dog bit a child days earlier. Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
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  • The deficit sucked much of the policymaking air out of the Capitol.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026

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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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